Synthesis unsymmetrical

Ether synthesis. Unsymmetrical ethers can be obtained from an aldehyde or ketone and an alkoxytrimethylsilane with trityl perchlorate (equation I). 

Ullmann coupling. This classic reaction is still valuable for biphenyl synthesis. Unsymmetrical biphenyls are obtained by tethering the aryl iodides (e.g., by a salicyl alcohol unit), thus rendering the reaction intramolecular. 

Mono-substituted and unsymmetrical di-substituted ureas may be prepared by a modification of Wohler s urea synthesis, salts of primary or secondary amines being used instead of the ammonium salt for interaction with potassium cyanate. Thus when an aqueous solution containing both aniline hydrochloride and potassium cyanate is heated, aniline cyanate is first formed, and then C,HjNH,HCl -h KCNO = C,H6NHj,HCNO -h KCl C,HsNH HCNO = C.H NHCONH, by the usual molecular rearrangement is converted into monophenyburea. 

Asymmetric Reduction of Unsymmetrical Ketones Using Chiral Boron Reagents Review Synthesis 1992, 605. 

Out first example is 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-octanone. 3-Octanone can be purchased, but it would be difficult to differentiate the two activated methylene groups in alkylation and oxidation reactions. Usual syntheses of acyloins are based upon addition of terminal alkynes to ketones (disconnection 1 see p. 52). For syntheses of unsymmetrical 1,2-difunctional compounds it is often advisable to look also for reactive starting materials, which do already contain the right substitution pattern. In the present case it turns out that 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-butanone is an inexpensive commercial product. This molecule dictates disconnection 3. Another practical synthesis starts with acetone cyanohydrin and pentylmagnesium bromide (disconnection 2). Many 1,2-difunctional compounds are accessible via oxidation of C—C multiple bonds. In this case the target molecule may be obtained by simple permanganate oxidation of 2-methyl-2-octene, which may be synthesized by Wittig reaction (disconnection 1). 

A mild procedure which does not involve strong adds, has to be used in the synthesis of pure isomers of unsymmetrically substituted porphyrins from dipyrromethanes. The best procedure having been applied, e.g. in unequivocal syntheses of uroporphyrins II, III, and IV (see p. 251f.), is the condensation of 5,5 -diformyldipyrromethanes with 5,5 -unsubstituted dipyrromethanes in a very dilute solution of hydriodic add in acetic acid (A.H. Jackson, 1973). The electron-withdrawing formyl groups disfavor protonation of the pyrrole and therefore isomerization. The porphodimethene that is formed during short reaction times isomerizes only very slowly, since the pyrrole units are part of a dipyrromethene chromophore (see below). Furthermore, it can be oxidized immediately after its synthesis to give stable porphyrins. 

With the catalysis of strong Lewis acids, such as tin(IV) chloride, dipyrromethenes may aiso be alkylated. A very successful porphyrin synthesis involves 5-bromo-S -bromomethyl and 5 -unsubstituted 5-methyl-dipyrromethenes. In the first alkylation step a tetrapyrrolic intermediate is formed which cyclizes to produce the porphyrin in DMSO in the presence of pyridine. This reaction sequence is useful for the synthesis of completely unsymmetrical porphyrins (K.M. Smith, 1975). 

Unsymmetrical dienes in this synthesis are often capable of high regioselectivity (eqs. 4 and 5) (82). Reaction of (81) with 2-methoxycarbonyl-l,4-ben2oquinone [3958-79-0] yields 97% of (82) [80328-15-0]. Reaction of (81) with 2,3-dicyano-l,4-ben2oquinone [4622-04-2] yields 58% of (83) [80328-16-1]. 

Unsymmetrical functional tetraorganotins are generally prepared by tin hydride addition (hydrostaimation) to functional unsaturated organic compounds (88) (see Hydroboration). The realization that organotin hydrides readily add to atiphatic carbon—carbon double and triple bonds forming tin—carbon bonds led to a synthetic method which does not rely on reactive organometatiic reagents for tin—carbon bond formation and, thus, allows the synthesis of... 

The most versatile method of preparing ethers is the Williamson ether synthesis, particularly in the preparation of unsymmetrical alkyl ethers (12,13). The reaction of sodium alcoholates with halogen derivatives of hydrocarbons gives the ethers ... 

Pyrimidine N-oxides may be made directly or via their N-alkoxy analogues by means of the Principal Synthesis or other primary synthesis. The alternative route is peroxide oxidation of the parent pyrimidine but this can lead to a mixture of 1- and 3-oxides if the substrate is unsymmetrical about the 2,5-axis of the molecule. 

Since the structures of the Gabriel-Isay condensation products of 5,6-diaminopyrimidines with unsymmetrical 1,2-dicarbonyl or a-substituted monocarbonyl compounds are always ambiguous, the synthesis of 6- and 7-substituted pteridines by an unambiguous approach was and still is a necessity and an important challenge. 

Unsymmetrical trans vinyl halides have been prepared from acetylenic alcohols by Corey and co-workers (as illustrated in the accompanying formulation) in connection with their synthesis of farnesol and Gecropia juvenile hormone. Several syntheses of vinyl halides (with... 

The idea of kinetic versus thermodynamic control can be illustrated by discussing briefly the case of formation of enolate anions from unsymmetrical ketones. This is a very important matter for synthesis and will be discussed more fully in Chapter 1 of Part B. Most ketones, highly symmetric ones being the exception, can give rise to more than one enolate. Many studies have shown tiiat the ratio among the possible enolates that are formed depends on the reaction conditions. This can be illustrated for the case of 3-methyl-2-butanone. If the base chosen is a strong, sterically hindered one and the solvent is aptotic, the major enolate formed is 3. If a protic solvent is used or if a weaker base (one comparable in basicity to the ketone enolate) is used, the dominant enolate is 2. Enolate 3 is the kinetic enolate whereas 2 is the thermodynamically favored enolate. 

The Hinsberg thiophene synthesis has seen limited use owing to the potential for regioisomeric mixtures when unsymmetrical 1,2-dicarbonyls are condensed with unsymmetrical thiodiacetates. Thus, symmetrically substituted thiophenes are generally prepared in this manner. 

The use of diphenyl hydrazone 33 has been used in the synthesis of pyrazoles under modified conditions where the hydrazine is released in situ. Some reversal of regiochemistry is seen in the reaction with unsymmetrical dicarbonyls. With aryl hydrazine and diphenyl hydrazone, the ratio of 41 to 42 is 22 1 and 5 1, respectively. 

Subsequent to Hantzsch s communication for the construction of pyridine derivatives, a number of other groups have reported their efforts towards the synthesis of the pyridine heterocyclic framework. Initially, the protocol was modified by Beyer and later by Knoevenagel to allow preparation of unsymmetrical 1,4-dihydropyridines by condensation of an alkylidene or arylidene P-dicarbonyl compound with a P-amino-a,P-unsaturated carbonyl compound. Following these initial reports, additional modifications were communicated and since these other methods fall under the condensation approach, they will be presented as variations, although each of them has attained the status of named reaction . 

An obvious outcome of the Hantzsch synthesis is the symmetrical nature of the dihydropyridines produced. A double protection strategy has been developed to address this issue. The protected chalcone 103 was reacted with an orthogonally protected ketoester to generate dihydropyridine 104. Selective deprotection of the ester at C3 could be accomplished and the resultant acid coupled with the appropriate amine. Iteration of this sequence with the C5 ester substituent ultimately gave rise to the unsymmetrical 1,4-dihydropyridine 105. 

The two reactions described above can be applied for the synthesis of symmetrical -acetylenes only. Unsymmetrical bis-acetylenes can be prepared by using the Cadiot-Chodkiew icz reaction For that method a terminal alkyne 1 is reacted with a bromoalkyne 8 in the presence of a copper catalyst, to yield an unsymmetrical coupling product 9 ... 

Many dihydropyridines that are of therapeutic interest are unsymmetrically substituted at C-3 and C-5. The synthesis of such compounds is possible from separately prepared Knoevenagel condensation products 6, as is outlined in the following scheme for nitrendipine 8, which is used in the medical treatment of high blood pressure." ... 

The original Sonogashira reaction uses copper(l) iodide as a co-catalyst, which converts the alkyne in situ into a copper acetylide. In a subsequent transmeta-lation reaction, the copper is replaced by the palladium complex. The reaction mechanism, with respect to the catalytic cycle, largely corresponds to the Heck reaction.Besides the usual aryl and vinyl halides, i.e. bromides and iodides, trifluoromethanesulfonates (triflates) may be employed. The Sonogashira reaction is well-suited for the synthesis of unsymmetrical bis-2xy ethynes, e.g. 23, which can be prepared as outlined in the following scheme, in a one-pot reaction by applying the so-called sila-Sonogashira reaction ... 

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